omniscient

adjective

Definition of omniscientnext
as in omnipotent
formal knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge an omniscient deity The novel has an omniscient narrator.

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“Omniscient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omniscient. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.

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